This seems like a normal city.
On both sides of the street, high-rise buildings are lined up one after another, and the network of lines is based on the city center and spreads out in all directions. Trams are the only means of transportation in the city, connecting to various places.
Few people take the tram because there is a strict level division within the area and few people dare to run around.
The whole city is shrouded in fog all year round.
Squares, shopping malls, main streets... huge projection screens are everywhere in the city, showing server-wide rankings of similar games.
Those who are included in the top thousand will be respected and sought after in the city.
There are two types of projection screens in the city, one showing the ranking level and the current dungeon match. The dungeon match also lists the numbers of the players entering and the status of the match, most of which are yellow, indicating a normal game status. One of the matches marked in red is particularly eye-catching.
"Some copies have entered the endgame."
"There's a player ranked 1,000 in there. No wonder the dungeon of 20 people was reduced to only three," the person who spoke raised an eyebrow. "Another person has been dragged into the endgame. The number starts with [46]. Wow, it's a newcomer."
"Which newcomer is so unlucky?"
The old players who were watching the fun looked at each other and said, "Do you want to bet on how long he can live?"
"It's a low-level gambling game," another person shook his head and refused. "Newcomers usually run around in fear after entering. Many are killed on the spot. Not to mention the end of the game. Death is only a matter of time."
*
Sizzle.
The strange sound echoed in his ears intermittently. The moment Wen Shi opened his eyes, everything around him was blurry. After a while, everything in his field of vision became clear again.
There was a street lamp directly in front of him. He was on a dark path. On the path, a thin pole stood tall, with an old black street lamp on the top.
The lights were too dazzling and there were occasional strange noises.
There was water accumulation under the street lights, and a large area of sewage was accumulated in the low-lying area.
The white coat and glasses were reflected in the water.
Wen Shi was stunned, then realized that he was dressed as a doctor. He was not nearsighted, but now he was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
Wen Shi began to recall what happened before he fainted.
He was walking on the road, with street lights around him, and then the peace lock on his body suddenly started to heat up. He couldn't stand it anymore and tried to throw it away, but all he pulled off was the red string, and then the peace lock seemed to disappear. His skin all over his body felt like it was on fire, and then he lost consciousness.
The sizzling sound continued.
Without having time to figure out why he was dressed like this or where this place was, Wen Shi was worried about electric shock and carefully avoided the dirty water, while his attention was diverted by something more majestic.
Not far away stood a mysterious castle, with high walls stretching for miles. The thick walls were covered with thorns, with a few red roses occasionally protruding in the middle. At this moment, the spire at the top of the castle was illuminated by the moonlight, outlining the cold outline of the iron windows.
It is so magnificent, and looks like a beast that will devour everything.
Wen Shi subconsciously wanted to stay away.
Just as he stepped back, something passed through his trouser leg and directly pressed against his ankle.
It was damp, cold, and biting, and it hurt the skin that came into contact with it.
Wen Shi got goose bumps all over his body and his body stiffened involuntarily. Finally, he took a deep breath and slowly lowered his head.
When Wen Shi saw the scene below clearly, his pupils trembled. A pale hand bone stretched out from the ground, grabbing the thin ankle and pulling it down hard.
Oh shit!
Wen Shi took a step back in fear.
The hand instantly gripped tighter.
After moving a little more, his ankle was almost crushed. Wen Shi gritted his teeth and took a step forward with a dazed head.
There is always a way out. The pale and cold hand bones relaxed their control over him, and Wen Shi seized the opportunity and sprinted forward desperately.
The night wind blew into my throat, and a rust-like taste penetrated deep into my throat. Wen Shi's mouth was dry and he didn't dare to look back. He swung his arms as far as possible to speed up his sprint.
"Hoo, hoo..."
In the silent night, the only sound could be heard was rapid breathing. At the end of the road was an ancient castle. Almost at the moment Wen Shi arrived there, the three-meter-high iron gate automatically opened to both sides.
Wen Shi slowed down his pace and walked in with gritted teeth.
Snapped.
The door behind him slammed shut, and the cold wind that blew in instantly made him feel more oppressive. The door in front of him leading to the castle was also ajar.
Wen Shi was a little reluctant to go in.
However, his ankle was still aching, constantly reminding him of the pale hand hidden in the darkness. Wen Shi no longer had any concerns and chose to open the door.
"Excuse me-"
He swallowed the words "Is anyone there?" automatically. There was no one inside. The door faced a corridor that seemed to have no end. To be on the safe side, Wen Shi did not dare to make too much noise and walked forward as slowly as possible.
The lighting facilities inside the castle are very poor, far worse than the street lights outside.
Walking alone in the empty corridor, I don’t know if it was Wen Shi’s illusion, but when my shoes stepped on the red carpet on the ground, there was a sticky feeling.
This corridor is too long, empty and weird.
Finally, after walking for a few minutes with his mind wandering, a brighter light was cast from the diagonal corner, and Wen Shi walked towards the light source.
His original plan was to hide behind the wall and observe the scene inside, but when he cautiously stuck half of his head out, several eyes were looking at him at the same time.
Wen Shi laughed dryly and stopped hiding himself, while at the same time seeing the scene inside clearly.
There was a long table, food, and pale-faced diners sitting at the table, two men and one woman.
There is no doubt that this is a dining room, where you put your collar up when it is warm, and the temperature inside is even lower than outside.
The surrounding walls are mainly red, with many abstract paintings hung on them. The chaotic colors overlap, and outsiders cannot feel the beauty at all.
There is only one small window in the entire dining room, and an iron railing is welded on the outside.
A luxurious crystal chandelier hung high above the long table, and the person sitting at the head seat was undoubtedly the owner of the castle.
"You broke your promise. This won't happen again."
The owner of the castle seemed to know Wen Shi. He had a lifeless face. His every move revealed the elegance of an aristocrat and he spoke very politely, but his amber eyes were occasionally permeated with a sinister dark light.
"Please sit down." said the owner of the castle.
"Do as he says."
The thin man reminded Wen Shi in a low voice and lightly tapped the seat next to him, motioning him to sit next to him.
When Wen Shi approached, his fingers suddenly bent.
shadow.
Even in such a bright environment, there was no trace of the owner of the castle.
Wen Shi's breathing tightened, and the thin man shook his head slightly at him. Wen Shi suppressed his momentary shock, pulled out a chair and sat down as if nothing had happened.
The thin man's hands were also trembling slightly.
This comes from excitement.
Not long ago, the owner of the castle designated him to help find the most perfect bride. This is the most terrifying death rule in the dungeon, if you can't find it within a day, you will die.
At this juncture, the game enters the endgame.
Unfortunately, no one is a good person, and the process of trying to hurt each other often leads to a stalemate. A large number of players die in a short period of time, and when the progress of the copy is average, the game will be filled with new players.
The previous run had made Wen Shi's hair on his temples soaked with sweat, and the obvious doubt on his face had already made the players present, including the thin man, come to a basic conclusion: he was a newcomer.
Hello, newcomer.
It would be great to have new people to act as a buffer, as it can help buy more time.
In a strange and scary environment, people always develop some fledgling complexes.
The thin man comforted Wen Shi: "Don't be afraid, calm down first."
While speaking, he couldn't wait to use the [Taming] skill.
Every player in the dungeon has his own skills. The thin man's skill is very scary. It can amplify the trust of others, similar to psychological suggestion, and finally make the target fall into the hands of the tamer, and all behaviors are dominated by the tamer.
However, there is a prerequisite for using this skill, that is, the target's trust in the tamer must be greater than zero. After the thin man worked hard to upgrade his skills, it has now evolved to the point where even a slight sense of dependence can be infinitely magnified.
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
For newcomers who know nothing, this skill is simply impeccable.
"Hint: domestication failed."
The thin man was stunned. [Taming] is divided into three levels: low, medium and high, and the points consumed are different. The low level only requires 30 points, the medium level requires 100 points, and the high level is more expensive, requiring 300 points.
In theory, low-level training is more than enough to deal with a newcomer.
Apparently a suspicious person, the thin man released his mid-range skill without making any noise.
"Hint: domestication failed."
In less than a second, the prompt sound came through. If you didn't know, you would think it was a sign of bad behavior.
The thin man's smile gradually froze.
The dungeon is very tolerant to newcomers, so tolerant that even if a newcomer tries to escape the game, he will only be given a slight warning. If he does nothing, the newcomer may survive the day.
He couldn't let the other party live for another day. Only if there was a funeral in the castle would the task of finding a bride be postponed and he would have a chance to survive.
The thin man gritted his teeth and spent 300 points. When he heard the reminder sound of deducting points, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
"Hint: domestication failed."
This time the reminder sound was more considerate and lasted at least one second before giving feedback, proving that efforts had been made.
Failure, failure, and failure again!
No matter how calm the thin man was, his expression looked a little ugly.
"This big brother."
The thin man was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was being called.
Wen Shi tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "You look familiar to me. Have we met before somewhere? I felt very close to you the moment I saw you, big brother."
Wen Shi's voice became weaker and weaker: "And if it weren't for you, I would probably be standing there stupidly now. Thank you, brother."
He called "big brother" again and again, and deep gratitude and dependence were revealed between the lines.
If he hadn't burned several hundred points and failed to tame the animal three times, the thin man would have believed his lies: "You..."
You're paralyzed.
Others didn't know the skinny man's specific skills, but seeing him suddenly become indifferent to Wen Shi, the female player on the other side felt very strange. Everyone knew what kind of person E Xiu was. How could he let go of a scapegoat so easily? At this time, shouldn't we actively try to get closer to him
Oxiu was too lazy to act anymore because it was totally meaningless.
When seeing the owner of the castle without a shadow, normal newcomers will more or less want to stick together, after all, they are all human beings.
He now even wondered if the young man was a sociopath.
Wen Shi grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Why is Big Brother ignoring me?"
The corner of E Xiu's mouth twitched.
Don't you have any idea
The female player exchanged glances with the person next to her.
The newcomer didn't make any noise and his quality was pretty good.
This is a good thing. When they are used as cannon fodder, your relatively excellent qualities can delay the battle with monsters for a longer period of time.
The female player's mind was wavering. If she had changed to a more normal copy and met a newcomer with potential, she might have protected him and made friends with him. Unfortunately, this was a dead end. She could only blame the newcomer for being so unlucky.
She thought of a bad joke to lighten the mood.
It is better to be an unlucky ghost than to die, which must be the most promising thing.
Not knowing what others were thinking about how to "utilize" him, Wen Shi was thinking about how to understand his current environment when a cold voice suddenly sounded in his ears -
"The player account has been successfully activated."
Who is it? Wen Shi subconsciously looked around. Who is talking
"The copy of "Night in the Horror Castle" has been successfully loaded."
"Friendly reminder, this copy is a final game."
"Start loading properties panel..."
If the voice was sometimes far away and sometimes near at the beginning, now it completely came from the mind, invading the soul, and there was a consciousness that did not belong to one's own running.
"The properties panel loaded successfully."
Wen Shi’s eyes suddenly widened.
As early as a few years ago, holographic games have become popular all over the world, but a bio-capsule is very expensive, and there are not many players who can really enjoy the complete holographic experience.
Now he was like playing a holographic game, except that he was not entering through a bio-capsule.
[Player ID: 460872
Code: Not generated
HP: 101 (As long as the monster doesn't kill you, you can survive with only a little HP left)
Memory value: 101 (?)
Charm value: 92
Initial luck value: B
You have a peace locket, which can ward off evil spirits and add lucky attributes. This may be the reason why you have more life and memory than others. The player's current luck value is 2B
Mall: Not open
Ranking: Not on the list
Role playing degree of this scenario: 0
Skills: None
Record: None
Weapons: None
Comment: You have nothing but luck]
safety button
Wen Shi touched his neck and found that the peace locket he had been wearing was still missing.
At the same time, E Xiu had a new idea and spoke again: "In fact, when we first came in, everyone was the same and knew nothing."
"No," Wen Shi held up a finger, "Now I know at least one thing."
E Xiu was puzzled: "What?"
Wen Shi looked up proudly, pointed at himself and said, "Me, lucky boy."
"… "
(End of this chapter)